"Voice in the Night" is one of the more unbelievable and silly episodes of "Barnaby Jones". That being said, it's also very entertaining...provided you turn off your brain and just enjoy it for what it is and nothing more.
When the story begins, a judge receives a phone call....from a supposedly dead woman! The voice threatens her....and only moments later, the judge is murdered. Now understand...after receiving this threatening call, someone offered to drive her home but she walked instead!
When Barnaby begins investigating the case, he realizes that not only did a judge die...but a doctor. And they both had something in common...they both worked on committing the same woman to a psychiatric hospital years ago. Oddly, however, the woman never made it to the hospital, as she supposedly drowned that same day. Where all this goes is REALLY tough to believe in so many ways...but it is entertaining.
I found that predicting what would happen in the episode wasn't difficult. But it did entertain...a lot. But there are so many possible problems with the plot...so don't expect perfection, just mindless entertainment.
By the way, it is interesting that so far Tony Geary has been on this show twice....and both times he played sex offenders or a guy falsely accused of being one. Considering his later role on "General Hospital", this means he definitely is a very type cast actor!
When the story begins, a judge receives a phone call....from a supposedly dead woman! The voice threatens her....and only moments later, the judge is murdered. Now understand...after receiving this threatening call, someone offered to drive her home but she walked instead!
When Barnaby begins investigating the case, he realizes that not only did a judge die...but a doctor. And they both had something in common...they both worked on committing the same woman to a psychiatric hospital years ago. Oddly, however, the woman never made it to the hospital, as she supposedly drowned that same day. Where all this goes is REALLY tough to believe in so many ways...but it is entertaining.
I found that predicting what would happen in the episode wasn't difficult. But it did entertain...a lot. But there are so many possible problems with the plot...so don't expect perfection, just mindless entertainment.
By the way, it is interesting that so far Tony Geary has been on this show twice....and both times he played sex offenders or a guy falsely accused of being one. Considering his later role on "General Hospital", this means he definitely is a very type cast actor!
